CEDAR LAKE — The Lowell volleyball team's season ended Thursday, 10/15, with a 25-20, 25-13, 25-15 loss to Illiana Christian in a Class 3A Sectional 18 quarterfinal at Hanover Central.
Senior Emily Aguilar led the Red Devils with eight kills and eight digs. Layla Baron added 11 digs.
Lowell's closest set was the opener, a 25-20 loss. Illiana Christian won the final two sets by 12 and 10 points. Josie Balkema had 18 kills and 11 digs for the Vikings.
It was the third time this season Illiana Christian swept Lowell. The Vikings also won 3-0 on 9/15 and 10/6.
Lowell finished 8-21 overall and 2-12 in Northwest Crossroads Conference play. The Red Devils' conference wins came against Munster, 3-1 on 9/3, and Highland, 3-1 on 9/22.
The Highland win was Lowell's last of the season. The Red Devils closed the year with nine straight losses, a stretch that included three-set losses to Hanover Central, Andrean, Munster and Kankakee Valley.
Lowell opened the season 3-1, beating Bremen, Culver Community and Merrillville in its first four matches.
The Red Devils went 11-13 last season and 11-20 in 2024-25. This year's eight wins were the program's fewest since at least 2019-20.
Aguilar and senior Josephine Laub were among Lowell's leaders all season. In the first meeting with Illiana Christian on 9/15, Aguilar had 17 digs and Laub added 10 assists and four aces.
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